Ganesha Games

Blog of Ganesha Games, publisher of RPGs and wargame rules, provider of inexpensive clip art for the indie gaming community.
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2/10/2015

ALL HAIL THE FUNGUS KING!!!
This 54mm monster of a mini has just been unlocked and is now included FREE with all pledges of Lord of Fungus and higher. Other backers may add him on for $8.00 per figure.

The background of the Fungi Kings
When a mushroom man reaches over 100 years of age, his body becomes hard as timber. Sometimes, a creature of this age matures into a Fungi King.Like most of their customs, the fungi folk have adopted the term ‘king’ from the neighboring humans, whose culture they mimic.As it happens with human kings, Fungi Kings can get drawn into squabbles and power struggles with other Fungi leaders. Fungi Kings are efficient leaders, supplementing their natural power with more than a few magical tricks and a deep understanding of the Fungus Folk mindset.
Most of the Fungi kings can be found in the Growth, an area of the Vale that is completely covered with all manners of mushroom. The oldest King is Nemedah the Wise, the leader of the Autumn Folk, who resides in the August Palace at the center of the Autumn Folk forest. Nemedah believes that peace fosters growth. Some Autumn Folk consider his leadership too soft, especially those concerned with the rising of the Rotten Hearts.Many disgruntled Fungi Folk have accepted the leadership of Elara Kay, a Fungus Amazon who evolved into a very human-like appearance and has ties with human diplomats from the Southern Kingdoms. Nemedah does not appear to resent this, but it cannot be denied that some conflict exists. Only time will tell if this rivalling leadership will create more than just political squabbles and degenerate into a full-blown civil war.
There is still 5 days to join the Mushroom Movement.

1/28/2015

This model was specifically designed for those who wanted a more ‘monstrous’ and dangerous looking fungus monster for your role playing and wargames. He is big and imposing and has no clothes or weapons, just pure fungine brutality.

Matanagar is included free with Lord of Fungus pledges and above, but you can add-on as many copies as you like ($5.00 per copy).
Matanagar is 40mm tall.

Here you can see a few of the miniatures sculpted so far, on their slot-bases.

This is the deadly Amazon Fungus, seen here in a dynamic pose.
As you read this, a draft of the rules PDF is ready and will soon be sent to backers.

We have also revealed many stretch goals for the campaign. Cavalry! The most popular, based on the comments, seem to be our pillbug riding fungus:
The pillbug will be sculpted in two poses, one for riding (but the rider can be removed and the pillbug used as a monster) and one in coiled up form (it has a special ability called Conglobation that allows him to become near-invulnerable at the expense of mobility.

1/20/2015

This is stand-alone Song of Blades and Heroes variant which includes:
1) Weapon and armor rules
2) Detailed spell system with over 30 spells
3) Stats and new traits for four factions of Mushroom men
4) white metal, 28mm miniatures of fungi folk (mushroom people) with a mix of humanoid types with weapons, and unarmored, monstrous types. The first seven are already sculpted.
The new rules are backwards compatible with SOBH, and many figures can be used in MDRG as mutant fungi. The rules will be a 90+ page, 6x9 inches full color PDF and paperback book. Pledgers will receive an unedited copy before the end of the kickstarter, so that they can comment, ask for clarifications and suggest new features before the book is printed.
Please check the Kickstarter below and help us! If this gets funded, we have plenty of ideas for expanding Song of Blades and Heroes and bringing new figures on the market.
And even if you cannot chip in, you can still help by sharing the link on your social media (G+, Facebook, Twitter, etc). We arev already a Kickstarter Staff pick!
Thanks!
Andrea Sfiligoi (Artist/designer on Fightin' Fungi)
Damon Richardson (Kickstarter Manager for Ganesha Games)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/9742092/fightin-fungi-28mm-fantasy-miniatures

8/18/2013

Battlesworn
Publisher: Ganesha Games
BID FOR VICTORY!
BattleSworn is a simple set of rules for fantasy skirmish actions. Using a handful of miniatures in any scale and six-sided dice, two players can bring a game to a conclusion in around one hour. Table size is irrelevant. Distances are determined by terrain and by the position of enemies: no inches, no centimeters, no measuring sticks.

BattleSworn is not your typical "I go, you go" system. The ebb-and-flow of initiative is represented by a bidding mechanic. Players bid for initiative and reveal their bids at the same time. The lowest bidder acts first, with as many characters as the number of his bid. The highest bidder reacts with as many characters as the difference between bids.

Combat uses the same mechanic. Combatants roll a number of dice equal to the amount bid. Lower bids are resolved before higher bids. This forces players to take decisions: do I attack fast, sacrificing accuracy and power for speed, or do I let my opponent go first to hit him later with a harder blow?

Character profiles are not encumbered with detailed statistics. They are defined by 14 classes (Fighter, Shooter, Sniper, Tank, Brute, Leader, Rogue, Warmage, Sorcerer, Healer, Cavalry, Flyer, Arquebusier, Rabble), each with its special traits. This allows you to play with minimal preparation.

This is not a game for detail-oriented players or power-players.
BattleSworn includes two sample scenarios, a mini-bestiary, 28 sample forces, 15 spells, guidelines to adapt the rules to other genres, and many pages of play examples and FAQs.
This is a stand-alone game. No other purchases are necessary.

44 trade-size full-color pages, including table of contents, cover, play sheet, and a one-page play summary.
The download includes a separate PDF with printable cards for spells, and a spreadsheet to help you build your force.
Not based on the Song of Blades engine or any other game by Ganesha Games.

10/01/2011

Ganesha Games has a new home on the net: www.ganeshagames.net You can purchase all of our PDF there through the integrated OSCommerce cart. You can purchase printed copies directly from there if you live in Europe; for other countries, because of the high shipping costs from Italy, it is sometimes cheaper to buy from the Lulu link above.

The yahoo group and the ProBoards Forum will remain the main source of information, but the site will grow and be more than just a showcase of our products. We also have a new blog on 6sided.

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About Us

Ganesha Games aims to provide fast, innovative and inexpensive games for the discerning wargamer or roleplayer. Why the name? Ganesha is the Hindu god of intelligence and good fortune -- who could be a better patron for gamers? www.ganeshagames.net